The Normal West Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Normal West took on Plainfield North last Tuesday. The Wildcats came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Normal West let Rylee Hollings and Erika Durham run wild. Hollings went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Durham went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and three runs. Those RBI marked the first that Hollings brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Kobel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Normal West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour made easy work of Rantoul on Tuesday and carried off a 14-8 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Ainsley Whitaker was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Maddie Logsdon was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Madi White was another key player, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Normal West's record now sits at 3-4. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5.
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